# Everything Murdaugh’s Lawyers Said About the Lawsuit, the AG, and the Retrial

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Podcast: [The Re-Trial Of Alex Murdaugh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-re-trial-of-alex-murdaugh-5989088)
Published: 2026-05-20T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8905526
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## Resource

The defense team covered more ground in one press conference than most legal teams cover in a month. Here is everything they revealed — the federal lawsuit, the confrontation with the Attorney General, and the retrial roadmap that changes the picture of this case. They filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Becky Hill under Section 1983. The claim: she deprived Murdaugh of his right to a fair trial by tampering with the jury. The strategy: use civil discovery to investigate what the state never examined. Griffin asked whether Hill was a lone wolf. The lawsuit is designed to find out. Over six hundred thousand dollars in damages go to the receivership. Harpootlian confronted Attorney General Wilson over the death penalty decision. He labeled it vindictive prosecution and asked the question Wilson has not answered: what do you know now that you did not know five years ago? He accused the AG of taking political advice over legal counsel and publicly told him to focus on his job. He also criticized the AG’s office for never investigating Hill’s conduct. The retrial roadmap is clearer than it has ever been. No trial this year. Preparation requires reviewing eight thousand transcript pages, retaining new experts, and conducting a total discovery review. A venue change is likely but constrained — Richland and Charleston are probably excluded. Jury selection will be individual and exhaustive. The new evidence could be case-altering. Unknown male DNA under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails was never run through CODIS. SLED’s original investigation left tire tracks unprocessed and GPS data overwritten. The defense intends to present all of it. Tony Brueski is joined by criminal defense attorney Bob Motta, host of Defense Diaries, and retired FBI Chief of the Behavioral Analysi…

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